Introduction: Breaking the Great Retirement Myths — Passion Never Retires We live in a culture saturated with stories about aging—many of them shaped by myths that say our productive, creative years have a firm expiration date. For decades, retirement has been framed as a time to slow down, step aside, and gradually fade into quieter…
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Passion Never Retires for Joneen Nielsen
What is the best thing I love about my work? Freedom. What is my idea of happiness? Painting. . What is my greatest fear? Death What is the trait that I most deplore in myself? Seriousness. Which living person in my profession do I most admire? Mahsa Karimi. Visual Artist. What is my greatest extravagance? A fine red wine enjoyed with friends. …
Passion Never Retires for Ilaria Berenice
What is the best thing that I love about my work? The freedom to express myself without limits and to transform emotions into something visible and tangible. I love that my art can evoke deep feelings and create connections with people, even from a distance. What is my idea of happiness? Being fully immersed in the creative…
The Artificial Finish Line
Doing work we despise or being in circumstances we deplore depletes our spirit. The reason so many find themselves in such scenarios is because they have been sold on an idea about retirement that is flawed to the core: the idea that we should do what we do not enjoy to accumulate the money we…
Illusions, Delusions and Hype
If you were to ask me, ‘Who are the most tragic people you see’? I think my answer would surprise you. They are not the couples in their 50s who are discouraged to find out they will not be able to retire when they thought. They are not the people whose portfolios had had less…
Retiring Old Stories about Retirement
Face it, retirement is not a great idea, especially when you are 60+. In fact, retirement as we know it today is a relic from a time and a world that have long passed. In the context of our modern age conventional stories about retirement are not only inappropriate but they are counterproductive. We are…
Retire Myth 1. 65 is Old
Old ain’t what it used to be! Remember when the age for retirement was set; most people didn’t even live until retirement age. Now we live 20 to 30 years past the retirement age. The age of 65 in this day and age has little resemblance to the age of 65 in, say, 1960. Most…
Retire Myth 3. You have to be 65 to Do What You Want to Do
Millions of people are sacrificing the present in hopes of following their heart at 65, or whatever other age they retire. Many people who want to pursue a passion or a new focus see this as their only hope. We have discovered many other options that people have exercised to free their life from the…
Adam Smith Would Never Retire: Why Passion Never Retires
Introduction: The Wealth of a Life Well-Lived Imagine Adam Smith, the father of modern economics, at your retirement celebration. Would he raise a glass to the old retirement myths—“65 is old,” “retirement means not working,” “retirement is only about money,” “a life of ease is the ultimate goal,” and “you have to be retired to…
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